Kauai News

On August 29, 2011 entertainment giant Walt Disney Co. opens Aulani, an 840-unit luxury hotel and time-share complex, at Ko Olina Resort & Spa in West Oahu. Aulani – in Hawaiian “Messenger of a Chief” – will be the largest attraction at Ko Olina presenting visitors – especially families – with culturally rich stories of Hawaii influenced by the magical world of Disney. For Disney, Aulani presents its first vacation resort without a theme park and could be a model the company might seek to replicate elsewhere in the future.

Minnie Mouse welcomes you with aloha!

The $800 million resort showplace has been in the planning for 4 years and under construction for the last 2 ½ years. Some of the main attractions include: